Fan.



W. PFUHL.

FAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. I911.

1,260,797 Patented Mar. 26,1918.

' ATTOHNEY wm l lj ld l lllll ATENT FI@E.

WILLIAM PFUHL, OF NEW YORK, Y., ASSIGNOB, TO U. S. WALL POCKET MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION.

FAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

Application filed May 7, 1917. Serial No. 166,855.

1 b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Frill-XL, a citizen of the United States, and-resident of New York, in the borough of lilanhattan, city, county, and State of New'York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fans, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in fans, and particularly such fans to carried in the hand, and ope ated in the usual manner.

in the present disclosure I illust 'ate as an example of my illVJll'lOD, an embodiment formed from card board, and hating certain portions secured by gluing or stitching, such a fan being of relatively simple construction, requiring only a few operations in the manufacturing process, so that it may be produced at a relatively small cost. It is an object of the invention,however, to produce a fan which while constructed from cheap material and maintaining a very low manufacturing cost, will at the ame time be durable, eiiicient, attractive andconsistout with good taste. It is also an object of the invention to incorporate in a fan of this character a new constructive principle, as a result of which the air will be caught and directed in a manner as to obtain the fullest benefit therefrom, at the same time increasing the strength of the fan, and adding to its attractive appearance.

I also propose to provide an improved handle which will be comfortable to hold and will be highly resistant to wear. This is most important where the fan receives excessive use, and where in warm weather perspiration from the hands has a most damaging effect on the structure of the paste board.

With these and other objects in view, an embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, and this embodiment will be hereinafter more fully described with reference thereto, and its novel features finally pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blanked out piece of card board used in constructing the present embodiment of my improved fan;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the complete fan;

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same;

Fig. 4 is an edge view thereof, and

Figs. 5 and 6 are horizontal sectional views taken respectively along the lines 5-5 and 6-6 of Fig. 3.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several liguresof the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the main body of the fan in the illustrative embodiment of my invention shown therein, consists of a single piece of card board 10 blanked out flat as shown in Fig. 1, and provided with diverging pairs of score lines 11 and 12, which permit of side portions of the fan 13 and it being bent over toward the intermediate or panel portion 15. The contour of the blank is of the well-known fan shape, but may be of any other suitable shape than that illustrated. The upper extremities of the strips 16 and 1.. confined by the score lines Hand 12 are inclined as at 18 and 19 in the flat position of blank, these inclined edges registering or conforming to the general outline of the fan when the same is formed in its finished state as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The intermediate panel 15 is truncated at its lower extremity as at 20, and the side portions 13 and l t extend below the same into handle forming ortions 21 and The portion 22 which forms the front outer surface of the handle, extends as at 22 beneath the lower end of the panel 15, and is of such width that its edge will register with the edge of the side portion 13 when the device is constructed by folding along the score lines. T 0 this end the handle portion 21 is preferably shaped at its outer edge in a similar. manner to the corresponding edge of the portion 22, while the inner edge follows the line of the portion 22, and may if desired be cut by the same knife in the die which cuts the said portion 22. The portion 21, as shown in the drawings, has the advantage of greatly strengthening and stiffening the handle, but it is only essential that the same be of sufficient size to form an attachment element for securing the side portion 13 to the handle.

In forming the fan, the side portions 13 and 14 are brought inwardly as shown in Fig. 2 by means of the double hinge formed by the score lines, and the handle portion 21 is carried beneath the portion 22 and glued thereto. At the contracted portion of the fan the side portions 13 and 14 will lie right flat with relation to the panel 15, as shown in Fig. 6, while at the upper part of the fan the panel will be set back as if in a shadow frame by reason ofthe inherent stiffness of the card board.

A back piece 23 is pasted over the rear of the handle portions 21 and 22, and extends for a short distance upwardly on the body portion where it is pasted to the center panel 15 and the portions 13 and 14, thereby supplementing the bracing effect produced by the folded strips 16 and 17 at that portion of the fan most subject to bending strains, while at the same time giving to the handle a very strong and durable structure. The relatively great strength and solid structure of the handle will resist the damaging effects of perspiration to a highdegree, but if desired the handle may be covered with a water proof coating.

The panel may be decorated in any suitable manner, as for instance, by an attractive face as shown in Fig. 2, the structure of the fan providing a very artistic and effective frame therefor, the fan otherwise lending itself admirably to decorative purposes. Instead of paste, it will be understood the parts may be held together by stitching, staples or other suitable means.

In operation, the set back panel diverging at the tip of the fan forms an air pocket which catches the air and directs it in a diverging path from the tip of the fan directly and in concentrated force upon the face of the user, resulting in greater benefit with less effort than was possible with the old forms of fans.

I have illustrated a preferred and satisfactory embodiment of my invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: v i i l. A fan having a panel portion, side portions offset therefrom on the same side, and a handle.

2. A fan having a panel portion, side portions raised from said panel portion, and hinged portions therebetween to form with said panel an air pocket, and a handle.

3. A fan having a panel portion, side portions at each side of said panel portion, offset therefrom, and converging toward each other, a handle portion on one of said side portions, said other side portion adapted to be secured to said handle portion.

l. A fan having a panel portion, side portions raised from said panel portion, and hinged portions therebetween to form with said panel an air pocket,and a handle, and a reinforcing member secured to said panel portion, side portions and handle.

5. A fan having a central panel portion, side portions located at each side of said panel portion and both in advance thereof so as to be raised therefrom, and handleforming portions extending downwardly from said side portions beyond the panel portions, one of said handle-forming portions being in the rear of the other.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, WILLIAM PFUHL,

Witnesses RUDOLPH L rnnn, J. SPELER.

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' Washington, D. 0. 

